Sen. Chuck Schumer says ‘we need a serious negotiation’ with the GOP to keep the government funded  —  The Senate Democratic leader said that Trump's acceptance of a meeting shows Republicans “feel the heat.”  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. …

Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans  —  Hundreds of top military officers and staff have been summoned to Virginia on short notice for a speech by Pete Hegseth.  Trump decided this weekend to attend the meeting, adding new security concerns.

How House Republicans plan to rewrite history of Jan. 6 … “They were not invested in actual investigative work anyway,” said Higgins, who has pushed an unfounded theory that FBI agents helped coordinate the events at the Capitol.  “That thing was never legitimate.  It was always biased.

The full force of Trump's federal job cuts is about to hit the D.C. region  —  Paychecks will end soon for thousands of employees who took offers of deferred resignation and are struggling to find new work — and a possible shutdown looms, too.  —  The D.C. region is bracing …

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines  —  This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.

Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility  —  UPDATE: At 1:27 a.m. on Sept. 28, Unraveled Press reports that co-founder Steve Held has been released.  —  ORIGINAL STORY — The co-founder of Chicago independent media outlet Unraveled Press …

White House considers funding advantage for colleges that align with Trump policies  —  The proposal could potentially transform the government's vast research funding operation, which has long awarded university grants based on scientific merit.  —  Just now

Clarence Thomas says precedent might not determine cases on upcoming supreme court docket  —  The court is expected to weigh in next session on same-sex marriage, which it legalized in 2015  —  Settled legal precedent in the US is not “gospel” and in some instances may have been …

Trump, 79, Shares Weird AI Video Shilling Magic Beds  —  SCI-FI SCAM  —  The “medbed” that Trump promoted is a far-right conspiracy theory.  —  President Donald Trump posted an AI version of himself promoting a fake product called “medbeds” to his 10.8 million followers on Truth Social Friday night.

Sen. John Thune said he accepts Hegseth's decision on Wounded Knee medals  —  Sen. John Thune said he accepts the Department of Defense decision to keep in place Medals of Honor for 20 soldiers who participated in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, where 300 Mniconju Lakota people were killed.

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed  —  For those who felt denigrated by his rhetoric, the bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech augured something dangerous: the mainstreaming of formerly extremist views.  —  The day Charlie Kirk was killed …

3 dead, 8 injured after shooter in boat opens fire on North Carolina waterfront bar: Official  —  Someone on the boat opened fire on the American Fish company, an official said.  —  PHOTO: An ambulance responds to an emergency call in an undated stock photo.

The Race to Save America's Democracy  —  Donald Trump likes to say he doesn't actually lose elections-only the “rigged” ones.  Such comments are not mere bluster, like the president's boasts about golf.  They are threats to democracy, which is more fragile than many Americans may realize.

Russian missiles and drones pound Ukraine in ‘savage’ 12-hour attack  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says assault involved nearly 500 drones and more than 40 missiles  —  Christopher Miller in Kyiv and Raphael Minder in Warsaw  —  Ukraine's limited air defences fought to repel …

How to Debunk Republicans' Shutdown Talking Points  —  Their main argument is about health care, and it shows how desperate they are to dodge blame when prices spike for millions of Americans.  —  ∙ Paid  —  REPUBLICANS ARE PROJECTING LOTS of confidence about the government shutdown that's likely …

‘The cases swung, not me’: Ex-Justice Kennedy reflects on a changing Supreme Court  —  In the decades I have covered the Supreme Court, I have read lots of books written by justices, and with a couple of notable exceptions, they are...sigh, pretty boring.  —  Retired Supreme Court Justice …

Greene, Straying From Trump, Reflects an Emerging MAGA Split … Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the right-wing Republican from Georgia, did not appreciate being threatened by the White House over her backing for a bill ordering the release of the Epstein files.

Why Donald Trump is obsessed with Portland … The president, his aides and allies have been increasingly focused on Portland over the last several weeks, repeatedly referring to the city in apocalyptic terms that call back to the summer of 2020, when protesters gathered against police violence for more than 170 days.

How Vance helped Trump get his TikTok deal, despite political risks  —  The creation of a U.S. spin-off, which has raised questions about censorship and favor for allies, will almost certainly be touted by Vance as a top achievement.  —  Just now  —  The White House was nearing the finish line …

Trump's Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock  —  When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.  —  According to the law, Robert Morris was a criminal.  The second Black lawyer in the history of the United States …